Estimating Employment Effects of Powerlinks Transmission Limited Project in India and Bhutan

Estimating Employment Effects of Powerlinks Transmission Limited Project in India and Bhutan

In 2003 International Finance Corporation (IFC) committed a loan of US $75 million to Powerlinks Transmission Limited (PTL) a joint venture company, to construct power transmission lines that helped evacuate hydropower from Bhutan to a number of States in north and east India. Unlike most studies w...

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Main Author: International Finance Corporation
Format: Case Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, D.C. 2017
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AGRICULTURE
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY OF POWER
AVAILABILITY OF POWER SUPPLY
BORDER TRADE
BUYING POWER
CEMENT
COAL
CONSUMERS
CREATING JOBS
CRUDE OIL
DAMAGES
DEMAND FOR POWER
DIESEL
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DIVIDENDS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC LIFE
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITY
ELECTRIC UTILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY SALES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT EFFECT
EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
EMPLOYMENT IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS
EMPLOYMENT INCREASE
EMPLOYMENT MULTIPLIER
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SUPPLY
EXPORTS
FACTOR DEMAND
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODELS
GENERATION
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GENERATOR
GREEN POWER
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS OUTPUT
HIGH EMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN RESOURCES
HYDRO PLANT
HYDRO POWER
HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER PLANT
INCOME LEVELS
INFORMAL ECONOMY
INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
INFORMAL SECTOR
INSURANCE
JOB CREATION
JOBS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOR STATISTICS
LABOUR
LABOUR INTENSITY
LABOUR SUPPLY
MACROECONOMIC MODELS
MULTIPLIERS
NATURAL GAS
OUTPUTS
PEAK DEMAND
PEAK LOAD
PETROLEUM
POWER
POWER AVAILABILITY
POWER CAPACITY
POWER COMPANY
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER CORPORATION
POWER CRISIS
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATORS
POWER GRID
POWER OUTAGES
POWER REQUIREMENTS
POWER SECTOR
POWER STATION
POWER SUPPLY
POWER SYSTEM
POWER SYSTEMS
POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
PRIMARY SOURCE
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PRODUCTION PROCESSES
RAW MATERIALS
REAL GDP
REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
SKILLED MANPOWER
SOURCE OF ENERGY
STATE POWER
STATE POWER UTILITY
SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
SUPPLY OF POWER
TEMPORARY WORKERS
TOTAL EMPLOYMENT
TOTAL LABOR FORCE
TOTAL OUTPUT
TOTAL REVENUE
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
TRANSMISSION LINE
TRANSMISSION LINES
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
UNDERESTIMATES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UTILITIES
WORKER
WORKERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/671171468017990099/Estimating-employment-effects-of-Powerlinks-Transmission-Limited-Project-in-India-and-Bhutan
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26713
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Summary:In 2003 International Finance Corporation (IFC) committed a loan of US $75 million to Powerlinks Transmission Limited (PTL) a joint venture company, to construct power transmission lines that helped evacuate hydropower from Bhutan to a number of States in north and east India. Unlike most studies which tend to focus on jobs created through construction and O&M (category one jobs) of power projects, this study looks at employment effects more comprehensively and also estimates category two jobs that are created- i.e. those jobs that are created as the increase in power supply brought by PTL helps firms expand their output and hence create more jobs. We also specifically focused on the impact of increased reliability in power supply through reduced power outages, on job creation. The purpose of the transmission system is to expand the capacity of the Indian grid, connecting the power surplus regions of east and northeast India with the power deficit region of north India. PTL commenced construction in November 2003 and achieved commercial operation in 2006. This is the first private sector transmission project in India as well as in a developing country in Asia. The objective of this study is to assess the employment effects of the Power links project in both India and Bhutan. Wherever possible, an effort was made to assess over development impact on welfare of people in India and Bhutan.

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